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. W. C. "SBLDOMRIDGB REVOLVINGA BOOK CASE.

No. 294,337. Patented Peb. 2,6, 1884.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT i OFFICE.

WILLIAM O. SELDOMRIDGE, OF COAL OI'IY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF rIO WILLIAMJ. CLARK,v OF SAME PLACE.

REvoLvlNG BooK-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 294,337, dated February 26, 1884.

' Application -led April 24, 1883; (No model) lRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at OoalOity, in the county of Owen and Statev of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revolving Book-Cases,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had drawings. l

This invention relates to improvements in revolving book-cases, and has for its object to elevate shelves to such a height that easy access to books or papers may be had by a person in a sitting or standing position; also the exclusion of dust from the interior. These objects are attained bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan of the stand or table with the .drum removed. (In this view two leaves and two drawers are shown.) Fig. 3 is a transverse section ofthe drum.

The letter A represents the drum, which contains the shelves, shown in dotted lines. It is penetrated by the vertical shaft B', the lower end of which is firmly fastened to the table D, while the upper end extends as far as the. cap B, which may be fastened to the drum, or to the shaft itselfin the latter instance forming a fastening to secure the drum and the table to each other. v

G are the casters attached to the drum, upon which it rests. i i

H are the doors, having panels of glass.

H' `are the spaces between the doors as shelves, and may be used as .pigeonholes to le away papers, as shown in Fig. 3.

therein to the accompanying h are triangular shelves.

h' are pigeonholes.

h" are the rectangular shelves.

D is the table which supports the drum, and is provided with one or more drawers, D', and hinged leaves E, and hinged or pivoted supports F.

Any number of shelves may be placed within the drum, and the doors I-I may be provided with hooks or other means of fastening.

or standard B' entersa brace or socket, B", attached to the top of the table.

I am aware that shelves for vbooks and papers and music have been made to revolve on a central standard, as shown in patents to Danner, No. 241,123, May 410, 1881, and Bisel, No. 185,384, December 19, 1876, and that a placed upon a table, as shown in patent to Dodge, No. 103,853, June 7, 1870. I do not claim any of these; but,

claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a revolving book-case, a twelve-sided drum, A, supported by casters, having at the top thereof a cap, B, to receive and hold the bination with a socket, B",.'permanently secured to the top of a table, D, as shown and described. V v

In testimony whereof I affix my si gnaturel in presence of two witnesses. v

, WILLIAM O. SELDOMRIDGE. -Witnesses:

v ,JACOB M HocHsTETLER,

H. B. DEFOR.

As additional means of security, the shaft box or case having les for books has been' upper end of shaft B', and the shaft B', in com- 6o Having described my invention, what I do 

